Mauricio Pochettino

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Take me home? Has Trump told everyone the Yanks invented football or something?

 

[Robbo]

Take me home? Has Trump told everyone the Yanks invented football or something?

Trump obviously invented football, that's why it's the greatest and bestest and biggest sport in the world.

 

[SteveAWOL]

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[Legohamster]

He's got to be loving life

Massive wage for the last couple of years and they did about as well as they should.

 

[Roland Beurre]

"It’ll be interesting to see if Pochettino sticks around. He deserves a bit of blame here. His tactics left Ream and Richards exposed. He waited far too long to make substitutions, and unless there are some injuries we don’t know about, they didn’t make a lot of sense. Why take off Tyler Adams?"

From the Grauniad's minute-by-minute coverage of FIFA vs Belgium.

 

[K.D.D.D.D.Soc]

"It’ll be interesting to see if Pochettino sticks around. He deserves a bit of blame here. His tactics left Ream and Richards exposed. He waited far too long to make substitutions, and unless there are some injuries we don’t know about, they didn’t make a lot of sense. Why take off Tyler Adams?"

From the Grauniad's minute-by-minute coverage of FIFA vs Belgium.

Of course he deserves blame, he managed Spurs, what do you expect from "The Islington Guardian"

 

[MartyFunkhouser]

"It’ll be interesting to see if Pochettino sticks around. He deserves a bit of blame here. His tactics left Ream and Richards exposed. He waited far too long to make substitutions, and unless there are some injuries we don’t know about, they didn’t make a lot of sense. Why take off Tyler Adams?"

From the Grauniad's minute-by-minute coverage of FIFA vs Belgium.

He will be gone, Americans are worse than Spurs fans for ego and expectations, even in "Soccer" he barely mad it to the WC with them on his back.

I did feel for him having to be there the same time and Trump, impossible task to manage IMO

 

[Robspur12]

I wanted so much to support the Americans while he was their manager. In the end though, they just made me sick. He needs to leave there for the good of his reputation.

 

[Gutter Boy]

I wanted so much to support the Americans while he was their manager. In the end though, they just made me sick. He needs to leave there for the good of his reputation.

He needs a haircut and to loose some pounds too. He's starting to look like a country singer - fit for the Kris Kristoferson/Bradley Cooper role in A Star Is Born

 

[Lemonade Money]

Interesting that he's basically available now, but no one is suggesting we swap him for RDZ.

 

[Baleforce]

He will be gone, Americans are worse than Spurs fans for ego and expectations, even in "Soccer" he barely mad it to the WC with them on his back.

I did feel for him having to be there the same time and Trump, impossible task to manage IMO

He took the job.

I’ve lost some respect for him overall.

 

[thfcsteff]

Interesting that he's basically available now, but no one is suggesting we swap him for RDZ.

You have a fair point, although I will say in my defence I knew it would've been a bad idea, I just wanted to feel something again amidst the brick show. But wow, RDZ has turned me, my head, and our club! Superb!

 

[thfcsteff]

A sad ending to some very good work indeed.
I genuinely don't think any squad or manager could've dealt with that outrageous brickshow that flooded them and the game itself prior to KO. I mean, from being a side that was doing a fairly good job of side-stepping the political flimflam thrust on them as host nation, they ended up being drenched in a despicable action and carrying the brickcan of Ire (c) for a multitude of sins. Of course he cannot say that, neither can the players, they'd get deported or something!!!! As for Balogun, he will forever be tainted with this and it is absolutely not his fault whatsoever. A really, really good player. I hope his career does not suffer...

 

[glasgowspur]

A sad ending to some very good work indeed.
I genuinely don't think any squad or manager could've dealt with that outrageous brickshow that flooded them and the game itself prior to KO. I mean, from being a side that was doing a fairly good job of side-stepping the political flimflam thrust on them as host nation, they ended up being drenched in a despicable action and carrying the brickcan of Ire (c) for a multitude of sins. Of course he cannot say that, neither can the players, they'd get deported or something!!!! As for Balogun, he will forever be tainted with this and it is absolutely not his fault whatsoever. A really, really good player. I hope his career does not suffer...

I can't help but think a lot of people who were desperate for the WC to fail so they could they bitch at trump have had their prays answered.
Until the Paraguay v France game it was a success, but that was fairly minor thankfully with no long term negatives, but the Trump intervention has soured it.
Personally I think it's a huge shame, it's been one of the better international tournaments for ages, it could have done wonders for football, now it will be remembered for the wrong reasons.
Politics and sport should not mix.

 

[DeanoAustin]

You have a fair point, although I will say in my defence I knew it would've been a bad idea, I just wanted to feel something again amidst the brick show. But wow, RDZ has turned me, my head, and our club! Superb!

I think the test of where Poch is in our affections will be tested again if and when results turn under RDZ. RDZ has deservedly put a lot of credit in the bank and is fresh and exciting so there is no need for us to long for Poch right now. It’s similar to when things were going well under Ange - no one was calling for Poch.

I’m a bit tinkled at Poch for how he handled the last few days but I was tinkled at him for joining Chelsea and got over it.

 

[Jurgen the German]

I think the test of where Poch is in our affections will be tested again if and when results turn under RDZ. RDZ has deservedly put a lot of credit in the bank and is fresh and exciting so there is no need for us to long for Poch right now. It’s similar to when things were going well under Ange - no one was calling for Poch.

I’m a bit tinkled at Poch for how he handled the last few days but I was tinkled at him for joining Chelsea and got over it.

I think he will come back eventually.

 

[Jurgen the German]

"It’ll be interesting to see if Pochettino sticks around. He deserves a bit of blame here. His tactics left Ream and Richards exposed. He waited far too long to make substitutions, and unless there are some injuries we don’t know about, they didn’t make a lot of sense. Why take off Tyler Adams?"

From the Grauniad's minute-by-minute coverage of FIFA vs Belgium.

The bolded part is interesting. He was often too slow to make substitutions when he was our manager. I remember him saying in his book that every substitution has emotional consequences, but that always came across as a pretty weak justification to me. If things aren't going to plan, you have to make changes at the right moments. That's one of the main reasons you have a squad in the first place.

 

[K.D.D.D.D.Soc]

I can't help but think a lot of people who were desperate for the WC to fail so they could they bitch at trump have had their prays answered.
Until the Paraguay v France game it was a success, but that was fairly minor thankfully with no long term negatives, but the Trump intervention has soured it.
Personally I think it's a huge shame, it's been one of the better international tournaments for ages, it could have done wonders for football, now it will be remembered for the wrong reasons.
Politics and sport should not mix.

I agree to a point, but the decision to boycott South Africa was the right thing to do even though it took a long time to undermine Apartheid.

 

[glasgowspur]

I agree to a point, but the decision to boycott South Africa was the right thing to do even though it took a long time to undermine Apartheid.

I'm not convinced that the boycotts did any good.
They were morally the correct action to take, don't think they made an iota of difference.

 

[SissokoWasGood (BoL)]

A sad ending to some very good work indeed.
I genuinely don't think any squad or manager could've dealt with that outrageous brickshow that flooded them and the game itself prior to KO. I mean, from being a side that was doing a fairly good job of side-stepping the political flimflam thrust on them as host nation, they ended up being drenched in a despicable action and carrying the brickcan of Ire (c) for a multitude of sins. Of course he cannot say that, neither can the players, they'd get deported or something!!!! As for Balogun, he will forever be tainted with this and it is absolutely not his fault whatsoever. A really, really good player. I hope his career does not suffer...

Agreed, real shame. His whole thing was ‘Why not us?’. A carefully managed motivational theme that perfectly represented the hope and ambitions of an American people that always expect to win, while acknowledging they would be big underdogs. The political controversy completely soured it. M

Everyone in the US I speak to is convinced that Belgium were just too much for them. And I keep telling them, they could have beaten Belgium. But the US players played like Spurs at the end of the Frank era. Heads had gone. Silly, schoolboy mistakes. It wasn’t coaching, and it wasn’t quality. They just played completely within themselves. And I truly think the controversy impacted them, and that is such a shame. They became hated, with all that pressure, and they became political symbols.

It undos 2 years of careful work Poch put in to craft their culture and prepare them for this tournament. Inside, he must be seething. He’ll never say anything publicly to this effect because he seems way too pragmatic in his later years, but I’m sure this is what happened.